[Amazon.ca] WD Blue 8TB Internal HDD 5640 RPM 128MB $159.99

May 13th, 2022 9:58 am

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aouniat [OP]: Deal Addict; Oct 20, 2019; 1051 posts; 1982 upvotes; Ottawa

May 13th, 2022 9:58 am

[Amazon.ca] WD Blue 8TB Internal HDD 5640 RPM 128MB $159.99

Deal Link:: https://www.amazon.ca/Western-Digital-B ... 09KMGQG5Y/
Price:: 159.99
Savings:: 24%
Retailer:: Amazon.ca

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CMR drive.

Possibility of getting this plus $30 off via Amazon Business makes it extremely very hot (I ordered two drives at $146.89 each tax in). Check the following: amazon-ca-amazon-business-30-off-next-t ... s-2537971/

Otherwise the price is warm/hot. This was $149.99 at Newegg a week ago, but I waited for Amazon to drop the price so that I can order through Amazon Business. Also, many prefer dealing with Amazon over Newegg, so here you go.

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May 13th, 2022 10:18 am

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Qndydsb: Sr. Member; Oct 27, 2021; 826 posts; 1994 upvotes

May 13th, 2022 10:18 am

was $149.00 a few days ago at newegg. got one
am considering to get another one.

May 13th, 2022 10:26 am

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steven80: Deal Addict; Dec 28, 2008; 4046 posts; 6514 upvotes; Langley, BC

May 13th, 2022 10:26 am

it this a new drive or something? barely has any reviews

May 13th, 2022 10:29 am

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TomRFD: Administrator; Jun 17, 2013; 17687 posts; 35129 upvotes; Scarborough

May 13th, 2022 10:29 am

aouniat wrote: ↑ Also, many prefer dealing with Amazon over Newegg, so here you go.

I'm one of those people. Was watching this drive for the past few months on Amazon and I never saw it go below $180 until now. Picked one up using gift cards I had accumulated. Thanks for sharing!

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May 13th, 2022 10:50 am

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Guest8372412: Member; Mar 9, 2016; 251 posts; 120 upvotes

May 13th, 2022 10:50 am

Would this be useful for a new gaming PC build, along with 2 1TB NVME SSDs?

May 13th, 2022 11:10 am

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PerformingAzura: Deal Addict; Nov 1, 2017; 2572 posts; 1754 upvotes

May 13th, 2022 11:10 am

Guest8372412 wrote: ↑ Would this be useful for a new gaming PC build, along with 2 1TB NVME SSDs?

You don't want to be running games off this hard drive.... so it depends on your purpose.

May 13th, 2022 12:50 pm

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Lemonylol: Sr. Member; Aug 29, 2010; 907 posts; 831 upvotes; Toronto

May 13th, 2022 12:50 pm

Guest8372412 wrote: ↑ Would this be useful for a new gaming PC build, along with 2 1TB NVME SSDs?

As long as you're putting your games on your SSDs, yeah.

If you are planning to use it for games, get a 7200rpm hard drive, ideally WD Black, but Blue is fine for a budget option too.

I use drives like these for my Plex server since reading movie files doesn't really require much speed.

May 13th, 2022 1:40 pm

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calvados.boulard: Sr. Member; Sep 22, 2010; 993 posts; 1378 upvotes; Victoria

May 13th, 2022 1:40 pm

Looks like SMR?

May 13th, 2022 1:56 pm

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warpdrive: Deal Expert; Mar 6, 2003; 18935 posts; 12336 upvotes; Ottawa

May 13th, 2022 1:56 pm

calvados.boulard wrote: ↑ Looks like SMR?

nope, it's CMR

Recording Technology
CMR: WD5000AZLX, WD5000AZRZ, WD10EZEX, WD10EZRZ, WD20EZRZ, WD30EZRZ, WD40EZRZ, WD80EAZZ
SMR: WD20EZAZ, WD20EZBX, WD30EZAZ, WD40EZAZ, WD60EZAZ

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May 13th, 2022 1:58 pm

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Callister: Sr. Member; Mar 8, 2013; 563 posts; 2158 upvotes; Toronto

May 13th, 2022 1:58 pm

calvados.boulard wrote: ↑ Looks like SMR?

CMR:

https://www.westerndigital.com/products ... d#WD80EAZZ

May 13th, 2022 2:09 pm

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warpdrive: Deal Expert; Mar 6, 2003; 18935 posts; 12336 upvotes; Ottawa

May 13th, 2022 2:09 pm

Guest8372412 wrote: ↑ Would this be useful for a new gaming PC build, along with 2 1TB NVME SSDs?

I have the same thing,

SSD1 is for OS/programs, SSD2 is for games. HDD is for everything else...large files that don't fit on the other two drives. Music library, local copies of media files.

My NR200 has room for a HDD at the bottom and this was the best value drive for that purpose.

https://i.imgur.com/tZEWWtl.jpg

I bought mine from newegg for $150 as well.....it was well packaged and I did a full scan of the drive

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May 13th, 2022 2:27 pm

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Hugh: Deal Fanatic; Sep 13, 2004; 5371 posts; 2930 upvotes; Toronto

May 13th, 2022 2:27 pm

calvados.boulard wrote: ↑ Looks like SMR?

This and OP say it is CMR:
https://documents.westerndigital.com/co ... pc-hdd.pdf

May 14th, 2022 9:20 am

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smartfish: Member; Nov 11, 2003; 361 posts; 179 upvotes; Toronto

May 14th, 2022 9:20 am

$139.78/each tax included in Japan

maybe because the shipping cost is sky high these days?

May 14th, 2022 12:50 pm

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vtse: Deal Addict; Aug 24, 2010; 2254 posts; 1525 upvotes; Toronto

May 14th, 2022 12:50 pm

Are these good for long term storage/backup/archive?

May 14th, 2022 3:41 pm

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warpdrive: Deal Expert; Mar 6, 2003; 18935 posts; 12336 upvotes; Ottawa

May 14th, 2022 3:41 pm

vtse wrote: ↑ Are these good for long term storage/backup/archive?

this is a very conventional hard drive suited for general purpose use. Nothing more nothing less. You could use this drive to make copies of data you have somewhere else, or as a main local data drive. All my important data is backed up elsewhere too. You would never rely on any single drive to have your only copy of important files.

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